If Treasures Could Talk Season IV Chief Director:Xu Huan Length:25 Episodes Producers:China Central Television(CCTV),and National Cultural Heritage Administration Broadcasting Platforms:bilibili,iQIYI,Tecent Video,Mig...If Treasures Could Talk Season IV Chief Director:Xu Huan Length:25 Episodes Producers:China Central Television(CCTV),and National Cultural Heritage Administration Broadcasting Platforms:bilibili,iQIYI,Tecent Video,Migu Video,and Youku The documentary series tells the stories of cultural relics from Song(960-1279)to Qing(1644-1911)dynasties in five-minute episodes.Through presenting the Chinese spirit,aesthetics,and values represented in each relic,it gives viewers a broader understanding of Chinese culture.展开更多
Thirty Thousand Days on Earth Directors:Xu Dong and Liu Jianing Length:10 Episodes Producer:Shandong Radio and TV Station Broadcasting Platform:bilibili Data from the National Health Commission shows that the average ...Thirty Thousand Days on Earth Directors:Xu Dong and Liu Jianing Length:10 Episodes Producer:Shandong Radio and TV Station Broadcasting Platform:bilibili Data from the National Health Commission shows that the average life expectancy in China reached 78.6 years in 2023.展开更多
The Last Watch Chief Director:Ma Wanting Length:Eight Episodes Producers:bilibili and Shanxi Cultural Relics Bureau Broadcasting Platform:bilibili Cultural relics are symbols of the wisdom of Chinese ancestors and tra...The Last Watch Chief Director:Ma Wanting Length:Eight Episodes Producers:bilibili and Shanxi Cultural Relics Bureau Broadcasting Platform:bilibili Cultural relics are symbols of the wisdom of Chinese ancestors and traditional Chinese culture.Shanxi,a mountainous province in north China,is now a popular travel destination with a rich cultural heritage.展开更多
As an important means of cultural transmission,documentaries are a powerful tool to make known the five thousand years of Chinese civilization to people all over the world.The“Wild China”of BBC version,popular among...As an important means of cultural transmission,documentaries are a powerful tool to make known the five thousand years of Chinese civilization to people all over the world.The“Wild China”of BBC version,popular among the great majority of overseas audience,serves as a successful carrier of Chinese culture export.Based on the theory of low-context and high-context culture,this paper uses the method of text analysis and focuses on the study of the texts in the Chinese and English versions of“Wild China”and explores the differences in the texts in terms of content and rhythm.The purpose of this study is to avoid cultural misunderstanding and optimize communication effect.Findings of this study show that against the background of low-context(English)and high-context(Chinese)culture,the English version has a good sense of rhythm,uses rhetoric for vivid description,expresses ideas directly,and provides explanation for phenomena through narrating or telling a story.But Chinese version has plainer descriptions,uses more euphemistic or abstract words,analyzes phenomena in less detail and narrates more formally.So,it is suggested that in translating texts into English,concepts need to be made accessible,logical and direct with more explanation,more rhetoric,more objective evaluation,and less pursuit of artistic abstraction.These communication strategies conforming to low-context culture can help overseas audience accept Chinese culture more easily.展开更多
文摘If Treasures Could Talk Season IV Chief Director:Xu Huan Length:25 Episodes Producers:China Central Television(CCTV),and National Cultural Heritage Administration Broadcasting Platforms:bilibili,iQIYI,Tecent Video,Migu Video,and Youku The documentary series tells the stories of cultural relics from Song(960-1279)to Qing(1644-1911)dynasties in five-minute episodes.Through presenting the Chinese spirit,aesthetics,and values represented in each relic,it gives viewers a broader understanding of Chinese culture.
文摘Thirty Thousand Days on Earth Directors:Xu Dong and Liu Jianing Length:10 Episodes Producer:Shandong Radio and TV Station Broadcasting Platform:bilibili Data from the National Health Commission shows that the average life expectancy in China reached 78.6 years in 2023.
文摘The Last Watch Chief Director:Ma Wanting Length:Eight Episodes Producers:bilibili and Shanxi Cultural Relics Bureau Broadcasting Platform:bilibili Cultural relics are symbols of the wisdom of Chinese ancestors and traditional Chinese culture.Shanxi,a mountainous province in north China,is now a popular travel destination with a rich cultural heritage.
文摘As an important means of cultural transmission,documentaries are a powerful tool to make known the five thousand years of Chinese civilization to people all over the world.The“Wild China”of BBC version,popular among the great majority of overseas audience,serves as a successful carrier of Chinese culture export.Based on the theory of low-context and high-context culture,this paper uses the method of text analysis and focuses on the study of the texts in the Chinese and English versions of“Wild China”and explores the differences in the texts in terms of content and rhythm.The purpose of this study is to avoid cultural misunderstanding and optimize communication effect.Findings of this study show that against the background of low-context(English)and high-context(Chinese)culture,the English version has a good sense of rhythm,uses rhetoric for vivid description,expresses ideas directly,and provides explanation for phenomena through narrating or telling a story.But Chinese version has plainer descriptions,uses more euphemistic or abstract words,analyzes phenomena in less detail and narrates more formally.So,it is suggested that in translating texts into English,concepts need to be made accessible,logical and direct with more explanation,more rhetoric,more objective evaluation,and less pursuit of artistic abstraction.These communication strategies conforming to low-context culture can help overseas audience accept Chinese culture more easily.
